1.Effects of SAA protein on biological behavior of nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE2 cells
Qingshan JIANG ; Shan DENG ; Baoming SHEN
Chongqing Medicine 2015;(6):736-737,740
Objective To observe the effects of over expression and inhibition expression of SAA protein on biological behavior of nasopharyngeal carcinoma CNE2 cells.Methods pcDNA3.1 (+)-SAA-CNE2 cell lines of high expression and pGPU6/GFP/Neo-SAA-CNE2 cell lines of interference expression of SAA protein in vitro.These two cells constructed by transfection of pcD-NA3.1(+)-SAA plasmid of SAA high expression and pGPU6/GFP/Neo-SAA plasmids of SAA inhibition expression respectively, plasmids of which were previously successfully reconstructed by the research group.Cell cycle of these two cells was analyzed by flow cytometry with PI staining.The ability of cell proliferation was inspected by plate cloning-forming test.Results Flow cytome-try showed that with the increase of expression of SAA protein,it had effect on promoting CNE2 cell division.Plate cloning-forming test showed that SAA protein can improve proliferation of the CNE2 cells.Conclusion SAA protein has the effect on promoting proliferation of human nasopharyngeal carcinoma CEN2 cell and migration in vitro.
2.Genetic variation in VP7 gene of rotavirus serotype G3 predominated in Changchun, China.
Duan-Ke WANG ; Qing ZHANG ; Li-Wei SUN ; Cheng-Xun WANG ; Zhao-Jun DUAN ; Jiang XI ; Jiang BAOMING ; Zhao-Yin FANG
Chinese Journal of Virology 2008;24(1):22-27
Group A rotavirus (RV) is the most important etiologic agent of severe gastroenteritis among children and the development of an effective vaccine becomes the top public health priority. Since survey of RV serotypes circulating in local community is important for introduction or development of RV vaccine, RV serotype G3 had proved as the predominant strain in Changchun from 2001 to 2005. Stool specimens collected from children with acute diarrhea were tested for group A rotavirus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and RV isolates were typed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using serotype-specific primers. The complete VP7 gene segments of 31 rotavirus strains selected in Changchun from 1999 to 2005 were amplified with RT-PCR. Amplicons were cloned and sequenced. Comparative analysis of the VP7 sequences showed that there were no obvious differences among 31 RV strains. There was similar genetic variation among VP7 genes during the same RV season. The nucleotide sequence of VP7 gene of six G3 RV strains had one base deletion at nt1038 in 2003 RV season. The nucleotide mutations in regions A, B and C of VP7 gene took place at the same position or position near-by. Increase of nucleotide mutation in non- high variation region may benefit maintenance of serotype G3 as pre dominant strain after 2002. Increase of non continuous variation in non-high variation regions was notable.
Antigens, Viral
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genetics
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Capsid Proteins
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genetics
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Genetic Variation
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Phylogeny
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Rotavirus
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classification
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genetics
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Serotyping
3.Investigation of human calicivirus (HuCV) diarrhea among infantile and young children in China, 1999--2005.
Zhao-Yin FANG ; Hua-Ping XIE ; Hong-Xia LV ; Qing ZHANG ; Zhao-Jun DUAN ; Duncan STEELE ; Baoming JIANG ; Xi JIANG
Chinese Journal of Virology 2007;23(1):9-15
Human calicivirus (HuCV) has been well known as an important pathogen of outbreak and sporadic acute nonbacterial gastroenteritis worldwide. To investigate epidemiological feature and genetic diversity of HuCV among children in China, fecal specimens were collected from children under 5 years of age with acute diarrhea at 13 hospitals in different provinces across China. The study was performed year-round from January 1999 to June 2005. Fecal specimens were tested for bacteria and rotavirus first and the negative specimens then were tested for HuCV using ELISA and RT-PCR. PCR amplicons were cloned and sequenced for strain characterization. A total of 4426 rotavirus- negative fecal samples were screened. From these, 840 (19%) were positive for HuCV by either or both ELISA (14%) and RT-PCR (9.6%). HuCV infection occurred year-round with an epidemic in each winter (October-January) and mainly in children at 6 -- 17 months of age. Of 151 HuCV strains characterized, 146 belong to norovirus (NV, 96.7%) and 5 were sapoviruses (SV). Among norovirus strains, genotype GG II/4 was most common (99/146), followed by GG II/3 (22/146), GG II/5 (8/146), and 2 strains of each of GG II/6, GG II/7, GG II/8, and GG I/2, the other 9 strains of NV GG II were unique, potentially belonging to new genotypes. These results plus the epidemiology data suggested that HuCVs are an important cause of severe diarrhea in Chinese children that were under reported due to a lack of a simple diagnostic assay. The finding of the potential new genotypes indicates that the current assays need to be improved for broader detection and besides, a continual surveillance for better understanding the epidemiology the disease burden and the searching for new strains of HuCVs is necessary.
Age Distribution
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Caliciviridae
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classification
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genetics
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isolation & purification
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Caliciviridae Infections
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epidemiology
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pathology
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virology
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Child, Preschool
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China
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epidemiology
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DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases
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genetics
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metabolism
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Diarrhea
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epidemiology
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virology
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Feces
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virology
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Humans
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Infant
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Infant, Newborn
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Phylogeny
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Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Seasons
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Viral Proteins
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genetics
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metabolism